Cyber Rules of Engagement - Hot Pursuit

Technology Marketing Corporation ^ | August 18, 2009 | Kevin G. Coleman

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Perhaps the most nebulous area of national security is cyber defense. What constitutes an act of cyber war? What organization should take the lead when cyber events occur and it is unclear who is behind them? Between criminals, “hacktivists,” terrorists or rogue nation states, you really do not know when these events are unfolding so you cannot determine if it is a federal law enforcement issue or an issue for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or is it a Military (DoD) issue. For months and, in some cases years, many people and organizations involved in cyber defense and security have been calling for a cyber warfare doctrine that clearly defines the rules of engagement (ROE). Thus far, these calls have gone pretty much unanswered. The rules of cyber warfare, cyber espionage, cyber terrorism and other acts of cyber aggression seem to be made up as we go. At a conference in June, former Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said that U.S. law allows "hot pursuit" of criminals, so computer users “may have to tolerate some hot pursuit” through their digital world (meaning hard disks on their computers) so authorities can track and ultimately respond to cybercrimes. This was a very interesting statement. The following defines the term Hot Pursuit for law enforcement and the military.

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As a conservative libertarian I certainly do not like the idea of the military being able to conduct hot pursuits into my hard drive, but check out what we are all up against. See the video on this Russia Today story.

Outlaw Legends: Secrets of Russian Hackers

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